Kingston and Area Bird Sightings

Kingston Area Birds November 7, 2026 – November 13, 2026 Kingston Field Naturalists (KFN) maintain records in a 50km radius ofMacDonald Park, Kingston. Birders using eBird are encouraged to share theirsightings with ‘Kingston FN’. Alternatively, please email records directlyto me – contact details below….

PECFN – Invasive Species in Prince Edward County

Behind the Pages of ‘Look What Flew Through the County’

It’s November! What Birds Can We Expect This Month?

This month overall is one in which many birders lose interest. The bulk of the migration is over and for bird listers, it is too early to be thinking of starting a winter bird list – an exercise that officially commences on December 1st….

Winter Finch Forecast – 2026 to 2027

By Tyler Hoar: GENERAL FORECAST: Last year was a bit of a mixed bag for boreal irruptions, but it was a solid flight year here in the East for Evening Grosbeaks, Pine Grosbeaks and Purple Finches with a small flight of Pine Siskins too….

Fall Dam Operations

FALL DAM OPERATIONS STARTING OCTOBER 13, 2026 Quinte Conservation is conducting annual dam operations in the Moira and Napanee regions on, or after, Tuesday, October 13. Shoreline residents can expect changing water levels above and below the following structures:   Moira Region •Caton’s Weir…

National Marine Conservation Area in Lake Ontario. 

Good afternoon, I am writing to update you on Nature Canada’s work to establish a National Marine Conservation Area in Lake Ontario. Background The Eastern basin of Lake Ontario is particularly rich in biodiversity and contains critical habitat upon which thousands of native species, globally rare…

Prince Edward Point is Giving Point Pelee a Run For its Money

It was the late Irwin Knight of Belleville, a long-time member of the Quinte Field Naturalists, who alerted me to the potential of Prince Edward Point in the early 1960s as a migratory pathway for spring birds. The property was essentially privately owned, but…

The Hummingbird Season is Here!

The hummingbird season is upon us again. Our only hummingbird species in Prince Edward County, the Ruby-throated, usually arrives by May 12th, although we have seen them arrive here as early as May 1st. Your chances of attracting a nesting pair to your premises,…

Sandy Pines Wildlife Centre

Greetings friends, However you like to celebrate the holidays, we wish you a warm relaxing time with family & friends, and the opportunity to appreciate our beautiful landscape and our magnificent Salmon River watershed. Thank you to Avis Price, FSR member, who researched and wrote this…